Monday, November 14, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]

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TenPoundHammer wrote:...

Drew a complete blank on FJ! Had absolutely nothing.
This is one of those times I'm glad we don't have a TPH drinking game.
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opusthepenguin wrote:
dhkendall wrote:If we want to be technical about errors, this $600 clue is also factually inaccurate, at least depending on how you read it:
Crowned in 1896, Russian ruler Nicholas II was the last monarch to hold this imperial 4-letter title
Technically, Simeon II of Bulgaria was the last monarch to be called czar (or tsar, but both work for the clue), in fact, ol' Simmy, deposed in 1946, is still around and kicking today, and was his country's Prime Minister in the early part of this century! So he truly was the "last monarch to hold [the title of tsar]", but the category and the clue referencing a Russian ruler alludes to the last *Russian* czar, although it wasn't specified (so it could technically be wrong.)
And that's not even getting into whether "kaiser" is really just another variant spelling.
As you point out, that is a debate for another time, but since it's not a 4-letter title, as stated in the clue, only czar and tsar are correct.
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Coryat: $45,400
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DD: 3/3
FJ: :mrgreen:
LT: dodgeball, 7-Eleven, Chicago (DD), Sesame Street
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dhkendall wrote:
TenPoundHammer wrote:"Convenience store" and the guesses are Walmart and CVS?
Huh, and here I was thinking I'd get a "WLT 7-11 on that clue? It could be any convenience store!" from you. You surprise me sometimes.
Given the obvious California bias of the writers, I'm surprised it wasn't AM/PM. Or they could've gone completely against that bias and had it be something like Speedway. Or Holiday Stationstores.
Or Wawa for our friends in the Mid-Atlantic.
This sounds like a list of shout-outs from the world's worst rap song. "Yeah, yeah. QT up in the house. RaceTrak, RaceTrak, where you at? Can I get a little love for my Circle K's out there?"
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I have never actually seen one, but 7/11 seems like the best known convenience store to me so I got that right by going with the obvious.

I wasn't surprised they all got it. It mentioned an amendment ending something so if they have even basic knowledge of the constitution they should get it right.
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BigDaddyMatty wrote:Coryat: $45,400
49 R/0 W
DD: 3/3
FJ: :mrgreen:
LT: dodgeball, 7-Eleven, Chicago (DD), Sesame Street
This Is Kirk! wrote:
TenPoundHammer wrote:
dhkendall wrote:
TenPoundHammer wrote:"Convenience store" and the guesses are Walmart and CVS?
Huh, and here I was thinking I'd get a "WLT 7-11 on that clue? It could be any convenience store!" from you. You surprise me sometimes.
Given the obvious California bias of the writers, I'm surprised it wasn't AM/PM. Or they could've gone completely against that bias and had it be something like Speedway. Or Holiday Stationstores.
Or Wawa for our friends in the Mid-Atlantic.
This sounds like a list of shout-outs from the world's worst rap song. "Yeah, yeah. QT up in the house. RaceTrak, RaceTrak, where you at? Can I get a little love for my Circle K's out there?"
The only one I know from the Mid West isn't appropriate for this board.
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This sounds like a list of shout-outs from the world's worst rap song. "Yeah, yeah. QT up in the house. RaceTrak, RaceTrak, where you at? Can I get a little love for my Circle K's out there?"[/quote]
The only one I know from the Mid West isn't appropriate for this board.[/quote]

Why wouldn't Casey's be appropriate here? :)

[And yes, as an Iowan, I realize you were actually referring to "K & G".]
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Bamaman wrote:I have never actually seen one, but 7/11 seems like the best known convenience store to me
Seriously? How is this possible?
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This Is Kirk! wrote:
Bamaman wrote:I have never actually seen one, but 7/11 seems like the best known convenience store to me
Seriously? How is this possible?
We have QuikTrip and RaceTrac here in the south, but no 7-Elevens. I didn't see one for the first time myself until I went to TCONA for the first time, in 2014.
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I live in the South, kind of, and there seems to be a requirement that one is never more than a mile from a 7-11. That clue was an instaget!
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I think I know where I went wrong here:
This practice officially began in Pakistan in 1977, 44 years after an amendment ended it in the United States
I saw "This practice officially began in Pakistan in 1977" and immediately figured "well, I'm God-awful at history, so it's obviously going to be something I've never heard of." This caused me to completely tune out "amendment".
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This Is Kirk! wrote:Of all the tournament FJ's thus far, this one seems surprising as a triple get. I can never predict which ones they are going to know and which they aren't. For example I thought for sure they would all know about Malala Yousafzai.
I thought the same thing; I figured one of them might get it, maybe two, but they didn't seem to hesitate. As for Malala, she's a contemporary, so I thought that would be an easy triple get - although I couldn't quite come up with the correct name/spelling myself (Malia? No, that's the president's daughter ... ).
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TenPoundHammer wrote:Given the obvious California bias of the writers, I'm surprised it wasn't AM/PM.
I'm pretty sure there are more 7-Elevens in Los Angeles than there are AM/PMs.
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trainman wrote:
TenPoundHammer wrote:Given the obvious California bias of the writers, I'm surprised it wasn't AM/PM.
I'm pretty sure there are more 7-Elevens in Los Angeles than there are AM/PMs.
For a minute there I thought you were going to say "I'm pretty sure there are more 7-Elevens in Los Angeles than there are people."
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Good game.

I especially like Lucia since all four of her wagers were optimal. The crowd might have groaned upon the reveal, but her $800 FJ bet was excellent, even moreso than her true DD wager. I think she might have been a bit rattled, though; she started off with a $800 clue, hunting for DDs, but later went away from that. Regardless, luck favors the strong!

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trainman wrote:
TenPoundHammer wrote:Given the obvious California bias of the writers, I'm surprised it wasn't AM/PM.
I'm pretty sure there are more 7-Elevens in Los Angeles than there are AM/PMs.
I'm gonna throw the challenge flag on that one. They're both common as dirt around here. Being confident that either one has more is a gamble.
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StevenH wrote:
This Is Kirk! wrote:
Bamaman wrote:I have never actually seen one, but 7/11 seems like the best known convenience store to me
Seriously? How is this possible?
We have QuikTrip and RaceTrac here in the south, but no 7-Elevens. I didn't see one for the first time myself until I went to TCONA for the first time, in 2014.
Vegas is absolutely crawling with 7-Elevens. I recall hearing when I lived there in the late '90s/early 2000s that there were over 180 of them in the Las Vegas Valley. Those of you who have trekked over to the Pinball Hall of Fame may have noticed that the intersection of Tropicana and Spencer has two 7-Eleven stores catty-corner from one another.
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BigDaddyMatty wrote:
StevenH wrote:
This Is Kirk! wrote:
Bamaman wrote:I have never actually seen one, but 7/11 seems like the best known convenience store to me
Seriously? How is this possible?
We have QuikTrip and RaceTrac here in the south, but no 7-Elevens. I didn't see one for the first time myself until I went to TCONA for the first time, in 2014.
Vegas is absolutely crawling with 7-Elevens. I recall hearing when I lived there in the late '90s/early 2000s that there were over 180 of them in the Las Vegas Valley. Those of you who have trekked over to the Pinball Hall of Fame may have noticed that the intersection of Tropicana and Spencer has two 7-Eleven stores catty-corner from one another.
7-Elevens in Las Vegas are like no others. Or were. When I was 12 and visiting Las Vegas with my parents, they went into a 7-Eleven to pick up supplies. I was drifting behind them, when all of a sudden, an employee spots me. As she does, I see utter terror in her eyes.

She doesn't walk, but sprints to where I am. Through her panting, she frantically gets out "You CAN'T go to that section of the store!" "Why not?"

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dhkendall wrote:
Technically, Simeon II of Bulgaria was the last monarch to be called czar (or tsar, but both work for the clue), in fact, ol' Simmy, deposed in 1946, is still around and kicking today, and was his country's Prime Minister in the early part of this century! So he truly was the "last monarch to hold [the title of tsar]", but the category and the clue referencing a Russian ruler alludes to the last *Russian* czar, although it wasn't specified (so it could technically be wrong.)
The fact that you know about this seriously impresses me. Virtual cheers :mrgreen:
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